Stocks moved off of mid-week lows, helped higher by better-than-expected earnings from big technology outfits, observes John Dobosz, income expert and editor of Forbes Dividend Investor. Optimism was also aided by the first estimate of third-quarter GDP coming in at an annualized pace of 3.0%, far above forecasts for 2.5%. Meanwhile, we’ve added three new stocks to our model portfolio...
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